Sequim forum to help with holiday de-stressing

SEQUIM — Dr. Penny Burdick of Mandala Healing Touch will present a free WOW! Working on Wellness Forum titled “Overwhelmed by the Holidays? De-stress with Healing Touch” on Wednesday, Dec. 11.

The forum will be at 2:30 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 North Blake Ave., a new location for the wellness forums.

Certified practitioner

Burdick is a Healing Touch-certified practitioner who retired two years ago after serving for three decades as a holistic family physician.

An eight-year Sequim resident, she has been practicing the form of energy therapy called Healing Touch since 2010.

Burdick will teach some simple techniques to prevent or self-heal holiday burnout.

WOW! Working on Wellness is a health education program of the Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic at 777 N. Fifth Ave.

The clinic provides basic urgent care and chronic health care services to uninsured community members. It is supported by more than 70 volunteers, including physicians, other professional health care providers and laypersons, as well as private and public donations.

The basic urgent care clinic is open at 5 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays.

For more information, phone 360-582-0218.

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